Social media accounts could soon require digital ID in France, UK
Digital ID may soon be a requirement for social media participation, as both France and the UK have taken steps…
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Gov.uk digital identity app tender with $6.6M budget now open
The UK government is issuing a tender for a common digital identity check app for online access to services through…
Belgium developing digital wallet for online government services, UK could follow
Belgium has announced the launch of a digital wallet for people living in the country to access government services through…
Scottish schools serving up fresh privacy debate for lunch with facial recognition payment
Pupils at nine schools in Scotland have started paying for school lunches via facial recognition, thought to be the first…
UK experts condemn government facial recognition use, invoke threatened oversight role
A group of technology experts gave evidence to the House of Lords suggesting the use of live facial recognition technology…
UK Surveillance Camera and Biometrics Commissioner pans proposed role changes
That the right to life and freedom from degrading treatment are related to police uses of biometrics, but not protected…
UK ICO sees loss of biometrics, surveillance review roles as funding opportunity
As part of a consultation on data and simplifying oversight of police use of biometrics and overt surveillance, the British…
Non-biometric EU ID cards no longer valid to enter the UK
Crossing the UK border with a national identity card is no longer possible for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, as…
UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Tucked away on page 141 of 146, questions number 409 and 410 of the UK government’s data reform consultation document…
Digital identity trust frameworks – could ID-free UK show the way?
Details emerged for plans for the UK’s digital identity landscape via a series of talks at London Identity Week on…
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